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MLB: the Greatest College Baseball Player Never Drafted Remembering the Legend of St MLB: The Greatest College Baseball Player Never Drafted Remembering the Legend of St. Leo's Phil Ross And how St. Leo College’s run to the 1984 College World Series was curtailed By Paul Bermel July 2015 Story Highlights: 1. St. Leo's Phil Ross batted .484, had 22 HRs (1 HR every 8.5 at-bats) in 50 games, averaged 1.8 hits and 1.8 RBIs per game. 2. Years ahead of the widespread adoption of Bill James’s "Sabermetrics," Ross had a mind-boggling 1.607 OPS [On- base percentage (.645) plus slugging percentage (.962)]. That's 13% higher than Barry Bonds' MLB all-time record of 1.4217 set in 2004. The NCAA does not keep or rank OPS statistics. 3. Ross hit two grand slams in one inning (yes, one inning) versus Division I Florida A&M and he was featured on CNN Sports that night for one of the rarest accomplishments in baseball. 4. St. Leo first baseman Phil Ross was the only unanimous First Team All-American in Division II in 1985. 5. Ross set or tied eight NCAA records in 1985 (five are still in the record books 30 years later). 6. In the prestigious Sunshine State Conference (SSC), Ross was the first and only player ever to win the Triple Crown (Highest batting average, most home runs, and most RBIs). Thru 2015, in the 30 years since the SSC was formed in 1975, an SSC team has 21 times been in the Division II College World Series championship game, winning the crown 14 times, and 7 times as runner-up. The SSC’s The University of Tampa won its 7th NCAA D-2 Title last month. 7. A year prior, St. Leo's final 1984 final regular season Collegiate Baseball poll ranking ended was #5. St. Leo had the second most total wins in the country with 46, but was denied a chance to participate in the post season. Note: In 1999 “St. Leo College” was upgraded to “University” status and became “Saint Leo University.” Page "1 of "12 Remembering St. Leo Baseball Legend Phil Ross Phil Ross, Ted Williams, Willie Stargell, and Barry Bonds. The latter three are known Major League Baseball legends, but why is St. Leo’s Ross mentioned in the same sentence? In mid March 1985, exactly one week prior to Sports Illustrated’s cover story by George Plimpton on Sidd Finch, the 168-mph pitching phenom, Ross made national news himself, via the Associated Press and CNN Sports, after hitting two grand slams in one inning (yes, 2 grand slams in one inning). Ross’s accomplishments were much more than a one game wonder, they were incredible and sustained over 50 games, and may never be repeated again in totality by a single player. While the SI story turned out to be a royal April Fool’s hoax, Ross was smashing real records of his own that very month. His unbelievable statistics actually occurred and the NCAA, conference, and school record books are proof that it happened. Ross would later be inducted into his conference’s and school’s Hall of Fame. Ted Williams and Phil Ross Famed Ted Williams and Phil Ross each hit a home run in their last official at-bat. For a Division II college player like Phil Ross, that may not seem significant. But to those who played with and opposed Phil Ross in 1985, and those who were there that day in person, they will never forget it. In his last college baseball game, playing at home against Sunshine State Conference rival Eckerd College, in Ross's last at-bat, he smashed his 22nd home run in the 50th and final game of the season. Eckerd College, in the visiting third base dugout that day, emptied their bench as Ross rounded the bases with each Eckerd player lining up between third base and home plate to shake Ross's hand as he rounded third. That's the opposing team! Not something anyone can ever recall seeing at the time or since. Ross finished the season hitting .484, while averaging 1.8 RBIs per game, 1.8 hits per game, and more than 1 walk per game. He hit one home run every 8.5 at-bats. He set or tied eight NCAA records (five of which are still in the record books 30 years later). Page "2 of "12 Beyond the home run in the last at-bat similarity, Ross hit over .400 — .484 to be exact. Ted Williams entered the last day of the regular season for the Boston Red Sox in 1941 hitting .39955, which rounded up to .400. Williams could have played it safe by sitting out, to become the first hitter to bat over 400, but instead, on that last day of the season he played in both games of a double header, came to the plate 8 times and got 4 hits. Williams finished the season at the infamous .406 batting average. Ross averaged 1.8 hits and 1.8 RBIs per game, playing in all of St. Leo’s 50 games — gathering 90 hits and 90 RBIs in total. He hit the ball with such velocity that those watching were concerned for the opposing fielders getting hurt. Ross didn't always hit with such incredible efficiency or power. In fact, in 1984, his junior season for St. Leo, he hit .313 as the only non-senior starter. That team, ranked #5 in the Collegiate Baseball Poll, had the second most wins in the country, and had two players who were drafted by MLB. In that 1984 St. Leo baseball season, in addition to Ross batting a respectable .313, he had 8 HR and 38 RBIs in 59 games. He had 15 extra base hits and a .482 slugging percentage. However, given the team's success and seven other starting seniors, St. Leo was drawing several Major League Baseball scouts to every home game. That next, unforgettable 1985 season, everything clicked for Ross, all in 9 less games (59 games in 1984 compared to 50 in 1985). His batting average improved 55%, from .313 to .484. He improved his HRs from 8 to 22, his RBIs from 38 to 90, and he almost tripled his extra base hits output, increasing from 15 to 42. His slugging percentage doubled, from .482 to a whopping .962. Ross, a native of Venice, Florida, and a transfer from Valencia Junior College, was an easy going, kind, gentle, and thoughtful guy, which belied his physical stature. Opposing players were in awe of his physique. The first baseman was a player with incredible intensity and expectations. So much so, in his 1984 .313 batting average season, it seemed as if whenever Ross didn't get a hit or even a HR, he'd fling his bat in disgust and would run half-heartedly to first base. While the 1984 St. Leo season is documented herein, it was perhaps that attitude and demeanor his junior year season that may have affected Ross's long term baseball prospects just one year later, despite his achieving one of the greatest college baseball statistical seasons ever. Even though St. Leo was a D-2 conference, it always played a hearty schedule of Division 1 teams. And there’s been dozens of players drafted from St. Leo and the Sunshine State Conference over the years. In 1984 St. Leo had two players drafted (John Anderson and Bob Gibree, see page 8). In 1981 St. Leo pitcher Bob Tewksbury was drafted by the New York Yankees. Tewksbury played 13 years in MLB with his most successful year being the 1992 season when he was an All-Star, finishing Page "3 of "12 16-5, and third in Cy Young Award voting. In 1982 St. Leo pitcher Jim Corsi was drafted by the Yankees. Corsi played 10 years in MLB. Relative to Phil Ross and the Sunshine State Conference, Eckerd College’s Steve Balboni, also a first baseman (6’3, 225 lbs), was drafted in 1978 by the Yankees and played 11 years in MLB. Balboni played two years at Eckerd, as a sophomore hitting .335 (26 HRs, 77 RBIs, 1.273 OPS in 43 games), and as a junior hitting .403 (14 HRs, 46 RBIs, 1.323 OPS in 42 games). While Balboni’s HRs exceeded that of Ross, Balboni’s batting average, slugging, and OPS didn’t compare to that of Ross, it was 21% lower. The Sunshine State Conference — D-2 Baseball Dominance In the prestigious Sunshine State Conference (SSC), Ross was the first and only player ever to win the Triple Crown (Highest batting average, most home runs, and most RBIs). Thru 2015, in the 30 years since the SSC was formed in 1975, an SSC team has 21 times been in the Division II College World Series championship game, winning the crown 14 times, and finishing 7 times as runner-up. The SSC’s The University of Tampa won its 7th NCAA D-2 Title last month. MLB’s Mike Marshall, St. Leo's New Coach, Impacts Ross in Dramatic, Spectacular Fashion The 1985 season returned only two seniors and one starter (Ross). Mike Marshall, an incredible disciplinarian and former major leaguer himself (1974 National League Cy Young Award Winner for the Los Angeles Dodgers) was hired by St. Leo Athletic Director Norm Kaye. Kaye had founded the Sunshine State Conference in 1975. Marshall got one glimpse of Phil Ross throwing the bat in pre-season and the story goes that Marshall, listed by MLB at 5'10, called Ross over and put his arm on Ross's 6'2" shoulders and said: "I got news for you, if you throw the bat one more time, you're off the team, and I'll eat your scholarship." And in the next breath Marshall added: "I want you to be captain of my team, if you’ll let me change your swing!" Not only did Ross never throw the bat again, but Marshall took Ross under his wing to make a game and life altering swing adjustment.
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